The Arizona champion., 1887-11-05
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 5, Iss7.
Antiquarians of the Present Ago

morning in the o3 year of her age.
 Upon the death of this venerable
 lady the town loses its oldest reSiden,
 and the Presbyterian Church its onl,
 surviving member of the original or
 ganization. She was a daughter of
 Thos, Klrker one Of Ohio's former
 Governors. She became identified
 with the settlement of Ripley by mar.
 riage with Joseph N. Campbell in the
 year ISI6. A woman Cf strong Chris.
 tian character, she leaves the impress
 of beautiful life upon ihis commu
 pity. Besides W: B, Campbell, she
 leaves another son Prof. J. s. Camp
 bell, Superintendent of Schools al
 Delaware, O.
 St. Joseph, Mo-, October, 2o-The
 great longevity to which Mi. R. Us.
 sleton Compton has attained IS trul,
 wonderful. He was % years old the
 first day of last May, and retains his
 mental vigor remarkably we'll. He was born in New Jersey I7SS, moved 10 Kentucky whch 5 or 4 years old settling in Maysville, then known as Limestone. In 1897 he went to Louis
 vile, and shortly afterwards 10 Indl
 ana, III. From the last named plaC. he went to Burlington, To-, thence to Purchase, and in short time to this city, which has been his home for for ty.seven years. at the Compton place, two miles north of Market square.
 Metropolis, H., Oct. 2S.-The % birthday of Phinease Oakes was ceie biated at his residence by hIs chiI. dren and grandphildren to day. The old gentleman is in good health and enjoyed himselr as much as the youn. gest member of this family. He was born in Long Island, N. Y., Oct. aS I7o7; IS now living with his second wife. He has ten children sixty grand. children and six great.grand children lialng. He has lived at his present home in Mass1c Cou"ty forty. five years, and has made a record as an honest pioneer that will lcng survive him. His children are all highly re sPected citizens Of this county.
 Goshen, Cal, October 24.-Old Peter Lawson. a Swede, who has lived long time Tn this town bids fair 10 De cen.eDaTian. He was born April 3, I79a. which makes him in his 90 year. He has alwaeS enjoyed excellent health and has been very temperate, never having been drank Tn lis life. He gets out every day and takes considerable exercise. He brides himself on his good eye-sight, which IS as strong as that of most men in their prime. He claims that has grand. mother lived to oe Ia6 years old.
 Kansas City, Mo-, October 76.-I Mir. and Mrs. John Reynold passed through this city to-day on their way from Lexington, H., 10 Lamer, Kan. MT. Reynolds is Io6 years of age and his wife IS 94. A reporter fonnd them siliing a, lunch counter, chatting as bnsily as if they were young people going on an excursion trip. Mrs. Key holds remarked "I don't think Fl take John with r,e again, as he is get ing 10 be too much of d bother"
 Sharon, October 24--Rev. Father Andrew Skoptlz. pastor of S.. Rosa's 1 ( hul,h, situated three miles east of Sharon, died this morning at one o'clU,i, aged SS years. He has been Il pries, over fifty years and was the 1 IlGes, pastors in the Etie Diocese. He | had harPe of the St. Rosa Church 1 for over eighteen years, and 1 "re year ago preSerted the con
 repstlon wnh chime bell worth | si7oo. Rev. Ssope,z was an Aus allan by bilth and was wide. ]! kEt in lhis part ot the state.
 Elizabethtown, Ill., October 26 - ] .,s, q, just reached here of the {; ,ee'bh Uu,t Johnny Van Piper, hvi sbUuI fifteen miles northwest cf | iis~ IlaCe. He was undoubtedly the O!desI mar m Illinois, if not in the '.iire county Ills exact age is not lhown, but Il is conceded that he was "vrr no years of age. He was born ln NnsInIa and moved to Illinois Uver forty years ago, being then an old man. He was remarkably we'll Irese old man and up to his Icoth birthday 1t was his greatest delight 10 shoot squirrels with rife, and il look ah unusually good marksman to ] ring home more game than he did. He was born year or SO before the Declaration of Independence, and erhaps leaves no man wilh similar recoId.
 Wooster, O., October sa Sixty } cars ago tomorrow; the 23d insi., Rev. D. kemmerer and Miss. Cathe. rine Bleim became husband and wife, al the little hamlet of Kreitersyille, N' I,himpton county, Pa. At that time Rev. Kremmerer had pastorial charge of congregarion of thiny.two souls in German Evangelical or reformed uercminStion at Pitlsburg. He held services in htile brick church at the corner of Seventh and Smi;hfeld streets. For fifteen years he preached The gospel in Piuburg and during Ita tune his congregation grew 10 ,, CT Goo nereons He came ta Ohio |